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Re:Saving Canada's only desert by legulere on Sunday August 14, 2016 @04:57AM (#12284871)
> by the Okanagan Desert, a semi-arid region

aren't deserts defined by being arid regions?

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Re:Saving Canada's only desert by steve19 on Sunday August 14, 2016 @05:37AM (#12284993)
You are correct.

It is "technically only semi-arid shrub-steppe." [0] which are "Shrub-steppes are distinguishable from deserts, which are too dry to support a noticeable cover of perennial grasses or other shrubs" [1]

Semi-arid regions are also colloquially called "semi-deserts". As far as the semi-arid regions I have visited go, it seems to have pretty decent vegetation compared to others.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan_Desert

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub-steppe

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